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American Goliath : inspired by the true, incredible events surrounding the mysterious marvel known to the astonished world as the Cardiff giant

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American Goliath : inspired by the true, incredible events surrounding the mysterious marvel known to the astonished world as the Cardiff giant

by
Jacobs, Harvey

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Topics
Forgery of antiquities, Cardiff giant
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press
Collection
inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; china
Digitizing sponsor
Internet Archive
Contributor
Internet Archive
Language
English
A fictionalized account of the 1869 Cardiff Giant hoax perpetrated by George Hull, heir to a cigar fortune. On hearing reports that giants may have inhabited prehistoric America, he has sculptors make a huge statue, buries it on a farm in Cardiff, New York, and digs it up, claiming a find. Lots of people fall for it
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2010-08-20 21:22:23
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Boxid
IA126311
Boxid_2
CH120215
Camera
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
City
New York
Curatenote
shipped
Donor
alibris
Edition
1st ed.
External-identifier
urn:oclc:record:1028047397[WorldCat (this item)]
urn:lcp:americangoliathi00jaco:lcpdf:3df4a4c6-fead-4452-b988-38fcb17a4ec6
urn:lcp:americangoliathi00jaco:epub:909fe971-1fe9-4535-9769-2f7c68e89b87
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Columbia University Libraries
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